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Windows saves lots of information about USB devices ever inserted & this can get messed up - There is a small free program by NirSoft that can help you remove (corrupted?) info regarding past USB devices in various ports.

When reformating in Camera it formats OK
But as stated the computer does not 'See it'

A Couple of days ago I was given a USB Memory stick- that the owner says that when trying to format it in has Win XP machine - the process continues do far and then says - 'Cannot complete format'

Tried it imy Ubuntu machine and like my Compact flash card the computer does not 'See it'

Going back into the early days of flash memory was there not some discussion about 'generic' products being enhanced in someway to increase capacity- say a job lot of chips graded for lets say 2Gb being 'tweaked to 4Gb and sold as such.?

As both the items in question are generic could this be what has happened here?

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